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**Proposal Summary**

- **Proponent:** ELkVhHcvaP9L43RK9SP6Wn3FBfusEN5EJe2gH7aA2ETiufP
- **Date:** 27th April 2022
- **Requested KSM:** 276.29 KSM
- **Purpose:** Funding for high-performance, scalable, and reliable public infrastructure for Kusama and Statemine.
- **Outcomes:** 
  - Reduced barriers to entry for accessing high-performance nodes.
  - Scaled existing projects by providing dependable infrastructure.
  - Assisted network testing by sharing data on node performance.
- **Service Performance:**
  - Served 4.9 billion API responses.
  - Over 34 TB of data egress.
  - Achieved 99.99% uptime for Polkadot.
- **Full Proposal:** Available [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/15ezC2j2KbSatjrDIND67H5w8cZntc0Grgfj2Z3267ko/edit?usp=sharing).

Awarded

OnFinality High Performance Public Infrastructure (Q1 2022)

**Summary:**

- A meetup about Polkadot NFTs was held in Brno, Czech Republic, on March 28, 2022.
- The event focused on explaining the technology behind NFTs.
- KodaDot, an NFT explorer, was discussed as a tool for minting and collecting NFTs.
- The meetup also covered NFT parachains on Polkadot and Kusama.
- The event was organized by Polkadotters and led by Crypto DamSky, a community manager at KodaDot.
- The goal was to help people better understand NFTs.
- The full proposal can be found [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1n_sDU4261AW3vSaUx9wXOxFsXzizAXeJ9YVlTw3LAgw/edit?usp=sharing).

Rejected

Proposal for organizing an explanatory meetup about Polkadot NFTs and NFT explorers

Cervera has been producing educational tutorial videos about Polkadot and Kusama since April 19, 2021.
- YouTube channel has two playlists: one for Polkadot and one for Kusama, each with 19 videos.
- The videos have received 42,040 views, 1,085 comments, and over 8,000 watch hours.
- A proposal seeks funding to create Spanish video tutorials for Kusama from May 2nd to October 10th.
- The goal is to explain Kusama's functionalities clearly for Spanish-speaking users.
- The full proposal can be found [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wzXd7k55l-nX7cXIdwDnA1WwMIKIVCXYMLprlqMraeY/edit?usp=sharing).
- Original post discussions are available [here](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/post/1471).
- Community feedback can be found on this [tweet](https://twitter.com/cryptonitas_/status/1516360436194717696?s=20&t=kFwOjU9JANdM_ELmYHg2XA).

Proposal for production of educational video tutorials in Spanish

**Anti-Scam Bounty Proposal Summary**

- **Purpose**: To continue funding community initiatives that protect users from scams.
- **Previous Work**: Expanded on an ongoing initiative targeting scam sites.
- **New Tasks**: Added tasks to create a comprehensive solution, including awareness and education.
- **Main Task**: Finding and taking down scam sites (largest share of rewards).
- **Progress**: Several tasks are in progress, aiming for completion by September 2022.
- **Details**: Full proposal and spending analysis are available [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/12JAtLuwzQjk5AejR_cxvMgz1xnWGwr90r2L34zBs1v8/edit).
- **Beneficiary**: Identity not visible on-chain, but can be checked on Subscan.

Treasury Proposal: Anti-Scam Bounty Top-up

### Summary

- **OpenSquare** is requesting **100 KSM** from the Kusama treasury to cover the costs of maintaining two projects: **Statescan** and **Dotreasury**.
- **Statescan** is an explorer for Kusama/Polkadot asset parachains, showing fungible and non-fungible assets.
- **Dotreasury** is a treasury explorer that aims to introduce a retrospective mechanism for Kusama/Polkadot treasury.
- The request includes costs for server maintenance and development work.
- The total requested amount is approximately **$16,715** in KSM.
- The work benefits both Kusama (Statemine) and Polkadot (Statemint).

dotreasury maintenance from 11.2021 to 03.2022 and statescan maintenace from 01.2022 to 03.2022

### NFT Rewarder Project Proposal

- A simple dashboard for the NFT Rewarder project has been created.
- The dashboard is available [here](https://streamlit-test-referendavoting.herokuapp.com/).
- Community members expressed interest in expanding the dashboard.
- A proposal has been made to seek funding for this expansion.
- The initial post about the project is [here](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/post/1432).
- The full proposal document is [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Gj4HMhI4syYFu5tGwR86m_Vqs7HzxneEH4qGETaSaEA/edit?usp=sharing).
- Community discussion on the proposal is [here](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/post/1451).

Referendum Dashboard Proposal - Milestone 0, 1 (50%)

**Polkachu Q1 2022 Maintenance Proposal Summary**

- Polkachu submitted a treasury proposal for Q1 2022 maintenance.
- New products released: Node Snapshots and Payout Guards.
- Ongoing projects include a dashboard for the Thousand Validators Program and Scout.
- Proposal discussed on Polkassembly before submission.
- Two changes made to the detailed proposal:
  1. Added $173 for snapshot server costs.
  2. Updated Subscan EMA30 number.
- Work benefits both Polkadot and Kusama communities, but funding requested from Kusama Treasury.

polkachu.com maintenance treasury proposal - Q1 2022

### Proposal Summary

- This proposal is a follow-up to a previous one from December.
- It asks for more funding to improve and maintain RPC services for Kusama and Statemine.
- The proposal has two main parts:
  1. **Milestone 1:** Running RPC services on better hardware to make them faster.
  2. **Milestone 2:** Developing tools to help improve RPC performance for all Substrate-based nodes.
- The team has already made progress, serving over 5 million requests per day.
- They have created a performance toolkit and published a report on their findings.
- The full proposal can be read in a detailed document.

Update 2, RPC-node Dwellir

- This proposal follows a Q1 production that aimed to create a daily news digest to address issues like lagging information, large volumes of news, unfamiliar vocabulary, hype/fear, and biased storytelling.
- The audience feedback was very positive and can be seen in the [Quarterly Community Feedback Form](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qgey64YC3gUz19uI3tAaPJpFUGQ4LqjYrDo4ZJrfzhA/edit?usp=sharing).
- The full proposal document is available [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jozhiL-WIsogqsnYhoPkxpXEZZVmAkneZmiKkfYSsAY/edit?usp=sharing).
- The original discussion post can be found [here](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/post/1439).
- Additional community feedback can be found in the comments of the [video](https://youtu.be/zfj9kz5ctcU) or replies to this [tweet](https://twitter.com/GldnCalf/status/1509515711781158914?s=20&t=993nJS7Ce_oAkgOrszk7hQ).
- The council is thanked for their time and consideration of this proposal.

Proposal for funding Chrawnna Corp. Q2 Video Production of Dotsama News, Culture, Trends, Tech, & Education.

**PureStake and Decoded 2022: NY Chapter**

- PureStake organized Decoded 2022: NY Chapter with a budget of $500,000.
- They received $362,708 due to market volatility.
- Additional DOT tokens are needed to cover the full cost.
- A tip was initially suggested but later changed to a treasury proposal.
- The current DOT rate used for calculations is $6.969.
- PureStake received the allocation at $7.18 and used a 7-day average rate of $9.90.
- The original treasury proposal details can be found [here](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/treasury/127).

Treasury proposal to cover difference in DOT rate from approval to transfer of funds for Decoded 2022: NY Chapter

### Polkadot and Kusama Among the Stars Proposal

- **Proponent**: MrExcel
- **KSM Account**: JCVLC7cicawLsxyi6imAuZcG8YpDibdbqm5nqYMY9Vxbr8x
- **Contact**: Francisco Albornoz (fra.albornoz@gmail.com / Discord: mrexcel#1321)
- **Date**: 01, 02, 03/04/2021
- **Requested KSM**: 494.214 (equivalent to $59,800 USD)
- **Description**: A three-day event in northern Chile focusing on blockchain education, community engagement, and astronomy.
- **Activities**: Talks in schools and universities, NFT contest, visits to astronomical observatories, Hybrid MeetUps, and community recreation sessions.
- **Objective**: To enhance the Latin American blockchain community's understanding and engagement with the Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems.

Dotsama Among The Stars - Event Experience

### Summary of the Post

- The first item of the RMRK2 Collection has been sent to first-time voters.
- Voters receive a shelf and an item, with more items added for each vote.
- The aim is to make the collection self-sustaining through creator royalties.
- The original plan was a pixel collection, but now it's more artsy due to better artist relationships.
- The current collection is more interactive and fun, according to the creator.
- The project has received positive feedback and will continue to improve.
- A detailed history and future plan of the project is available in a linked document.

Governance Rewarder Proposal - Milestone 2, 3 + General

### Encointer Treasury Spend Proposal Summary

- **Purpose**: Funding for running Encointer's common good parachain on Kusama.
- **Duration**: January to March 2022.
- **Total Cost**: USD 42,300.
  - **Parachain Operations**: USD 27,300 for 3 months.
  - **Subscan Indexing**: USD 15,000 initially.
- **KSM Rate**: Based on a 30-day moving average of 140.155 USD/KSM.
- **Details**: Includes a detailed expenses structure, transparency report for 2021, and a brief roadmap.
- **Additional Information**: 
  - [Common Good Parachain Application](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/post/610)
  - [Blog Updates](https://encointer.org/blog/)
  - [Vision for Inclusive Web3](https://polkadot.network/blog/introducing-encointer-making-web3-truly-inclusive/)

Encointer parachain infrastructure and maintenance Q1 2022

### Polkadot and Kusama Among the Stars Proposal

- **Proponent**: MrExcel
- **KSM Account**: JCVLC7cicawLsxyi6imAuZcG8YpDibdbqm5nqYMY9Vxbr8x
- **Contact**: Francisco Albornoz (fra.albornoz@gmail.com / Discord: mrexcel#1321)
- **Date**: 22-24 April 2021
- **Requested KSM**: 439.7 (approx. $59,800 USD at $136 USD per KSM)
- **Objective**: To create a unique event in Latin America focusing on blockchain community relations.
- **Activities**: 
  - Talks in schools and universities
  - NFT contest
  - Visits to astronomical observatories
  - Hybrid MeetUps (in-person and streaming)
  - Community recreation sessions
- **Location**: Northern Chile

### Blockathon DAO Pilot

- **Proponent**: Daniel Bar, founder of Bitfwd.com and contributor to Substrate ecosystem projects.
- **Date**: 1-20 March 2022
- **Requested Funding**: 156.90 KSM (worth $50k USD)
- **Objective**: Public goods initiative to teach and reward participants in the Substrate ecosystem.
- **Program**: 3-week learning program followed by a competitive Blockathon.
- **Purpose**: Identify talent, connect talent with hiring projects, and raise awareness about Substrate.
- **Audience**: High-quality, curated participants.
- **Outcome**: Increased opportunities for both talent and Substrate ecosystem projects.

Blockathon DAO pilot - Public goods learn + build 2 earn supporting DotSama ecosystem

### Summary

- Kusama has low community involvement in governance, with voting turnout often below 1%.
- To address this, a project was created to automatically reward voters with NFTs after each referendum.
- Some community members have already received these NFTs.
- A spending proposal for the project is now being discussed.
- More information about the project can be found [here](https://app.subsocial.network/6214/incentivising-referendum-votes-31299).
- The full proposal is available [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TfgM_z3bDznbDa5ee2HBLRoqW10BShwJnD6hmSjODCs/edit?usp=sharing).
- Community discussion on the proposal is taking place [here](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/post/1358).

Governance Rewarder Proposal - Milestone 0, 1

### Kusamaverse Proposal Summary

- **Project Goal**: Create a 3D virtual world (Kusamaverse) for the Kusama ecosystem, allowing users to interact, participate in activities, and contribute to the community.
- **Features**: Includes spaces for staking, parachain auctions, hackathons, and social gatherings, making on-chain and off-chain activities more accessible and engaging.
- **Current Limitations**: The existing user experience (UX) is complex and not very social, making it hard for non-technical users to participate.
- **Team Background**: Odyssey has been involved in the Web3 space since 2013 and has supported Polkadot and Kusama since 2016 through conferences and hackathons.
- **Previous Work**: Developed a 3D online collaboration platform called Momentum, which hosted a hackathon with 2500 participants in 2020.
- **Proposal Details**: This proposal focuses on Milestone 1, with future milestones planned based on feedback and learnings from the initial phase.
- **Full Proposal**: The complete proposal can be found [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/18DtpAsYRt7kZYY1XJZrBcbruhkWbKZzwJFKnrtTCG0w/edit?usp=sharing).

Building the Kusamaverse - milestone 1

**Extrinsics.io**

- **Purpose**: A platform for building and signing extrinsics in the Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems.
- **Features**:
  - Unified screen for encoding and decoding extrinsics.
  - Intuitive Decoder View and editable UI.
  - Improved interface for the encoder.
- **Networks**: Initially supports Kusama and Polkadot, with plans to extend to other networks.
- **Development**: Estimated to take 3 months, with a single milestone.
- **Feedback**: Open to community input and feedback.
- **Cost**: Covers expenses for the entire proposal.
- **Discussion**: Recent discussion available on Polkassembly.

Extrinsics.io - An improved extrinsics builder for Polkadot and Kusama

- Lorimer proposes an analytical website for the DOTSAMA community.
- The website will display various data points related to wallet activities.
- Data points include Total Fees Paid, Source of funds, Wallet worth, and more.
- The proposal includes charts and monthly statistics.
- Lorimer requests 85.084 KSM ($17,585.00) for the project.
- The full proposal is available on Google Docs.
- Lorimer welcomes feedback and ideas.
- Contact Lorimer via Twitter, LinkedIn, or email.

My Wallet Treasury Proposal

### Kusama and Statemine Public Infrastructure Costs (Q4 2021)

- **API Service Usage**: Served over 9 billion responses, a 16% increase from the previous quarter.
- **Data Egress**: Accumulated over 60 TB of data, up 7% from the previous quarter.
- **Peak Activity**: Highest daily response count was nearly 400 million.
- **Compute Load**: Increased due to over 20 parachains connecting to the main relay chain.
- **Response Times**: Significant performance improvements when CPU usage is below 50%.
- **Total Costs**: Combined running cost for Kusama and Statemine was $45,949.51.

OnFinality - High Performance Public Infrastructure (Q4 2021)

**Jay Chrawnna**

- Started creating educational and news videos for the Dotsama community on June 11, 2021.
- Has produced 102 videos across 5 series.
- Videos have received 57,687 views and 3118 watch hours.
- Proposes funding for "SER, Have ya’ Heard?" (formerly Slot Election Reflection).
- The show covers Dotsama news, culture, interviews, tutorials, and trends.
- Funds will support production costs, marketing, development, and community involvement.
- Full proposal is available [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1A_JZsQj-Jgx1XNPkzvivOaP9kjQ4byV4i-6069gq9Ow/edit?usp=sharing).
- Community feedback can be found on [Polkassembly](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/post/1299) and [Twitter](https://twitter.com/GldnCalf/status/1484181410105769984?s=20).

Proposal for funding production of the week-daily SER, Have ya’ Heard? Community News Digest

### SubVT Overview
- **SubVT** is a mobile app for iOS and Android, helping node operators manage validators on Substrate-based blockchains.
- It covers milestones 1-5, with milestones 4-5 needing 18,680.00 EUR (82.2314 KSM).

### Milestones 1-3
- **Milestone 1**: Reports, documentation, and system architecture.
- **Milestone 2**: Branding, design, and service specifications.
- **Milestone 3**: Backend implementation and UI design.

### Ongoing Work
- Time-series database queries and backend integration tests.
- Notification templates and Twilio integration.
- Data access frameworks for iOS and Android.

### Milestone 4
- Complete app development for iOS and Android.
- Work with the design team for updates.
- Begin alpha testing.

### Milestone 5
- Beta testing and quality assurance (QA).

SubVT (Subtrate Validator Toolkit) Milestones 4-5 of 5

### SNI Winter 2022 Hackathon Summary

- **Event**: 3-day online hackathon + 1-day showcase in Amsterdam.
- **Organizer**: Sovereign Nature Initiative (SNI), a non-profit focusing on ecology, economy, and web3 technologies.
- **Partners**: Kusama ecosystem projects like Kodadot, Unique Network, Kilt Protocol, and Ocean Protocol.
- **Contests**: 
  1. **Tech Hackathon**: Teams develop DApps in categories like non-human life representation, governance models, and nature value capture.
  2. **Creative Writing Competition**: Writers submit nature-inspired literature, with winners' works minted as NFTs.
- **Prizes**: $15,000 USD in KSM equivalent, split between both contests.
- **Showcase**: Winners' projects will be featured at an in-person event at De Ceuvel, Amsterdam, in May 2022.
- **Purpose**: To innovate and promote regenerative projects within the Kusama ecosystem.

SNI’s Winter 2022 Hackathon Prizes

### Summary of Post 1284

- **Project Overview**: Statescan is an explorer for Kusama/Polkadot asset parachains, including Statemine, Statemint, and Westmint.
- **Maintenance Request**: The post requests maintenance fees for the last four months (September 2021 - December 2021).
- **Server Costs**: 
  - Uses 3 Hetzner VPS and 2 Contabo VPS for hosting and development.
  - Total server cost for the period is $210.48.
- **Development and Maintenance**: 
  - Includes integration of Statemint, performance improvements, feature enhancements, and bug fixes.
  - Requests $7,000 for 14 days of developer work.
- **Total Cost**: The combined total cost for servers and development is $7,210.
- **Payment Conditions**: 
  - Work covers both Kusama (Statemine) and Polkadot (Statemint).
  - Payment will be calculated using the 30-day average KSM rate from Subscan at the time of submission.

Statescan maintenance from 09.2021 to 12.2021

**Nomi** is a tool by TurboFlakes designed to help Nominators in the Polkadot and Kusama networks. It offers:

- A way to choose the best Validators.
- Recommendations for top-ranked Validators.
- A simple way to start nominating.

Nomi is an updated version of a previous tool, with a new look and more features. You can try the beta version [here](https://beta.turboflakes.io/#/kusama?#nomi) and give feedback. The full proposal with details is available [here](https://hackmd.io/@dE-4mfAUSPqIubXD8Bl50Q/Bk39ZHD5Y).

Treasury Proposals